China is in an uncompromising mood.
For all of Mr Lovelock's impish humour, he clearly relishes harsh, uncompromising statements.
Other songs on the album are more light-hearted and optimistic, marking the return of Lennon's humour and wit after the uncompromising doctrine espoused on Some Time in New York City.
Smith describes Op. 39 as a whole as "a towering achievement, gathering ... the most complete manifestation of Alkan's many-sided genius: its dark passion, its vital rhythmic drive, its pungent harmony, its occasionally outrageous humour, and, above all, its uncompromising piano writing".
Both revel in what Sands calls "the richness of the language, the outrageous, subversive humour of it, the vicious, violent, uncompromising, stiletto-like confrontations, which are fantastic for actors".
In his songs, he confronted his demons with a disarming frankness and brave humour, and his lyrics could often be raw and uncompromising.
Scruffy, uncompromising, yet always people-centred, Peter was known for his twinkly-eyed gallows humour, eliciting groans and, "Peter, you're a bad man!" from people who felt quite the opposite.
Tom Service, classical critic Pina Bausch and Bruce Nauman Their differences as well as what they share - humour, threat, tenderness, wonderful use of space, movement, sound and an uncompromising individuality - would make the sparks fly.
Although his sharp sense of humour has often been insufficiently acknowledged, this owes a lot to the uncompromising texture of the poetry, the sense in which in each poem, it is more than England, more than the West, which is at stake: it is existence itself.
For a piffling four quid, you too can check out the set, which – sure enough – showcases a wholly uncompromising act, trenchant in his criticism of the American way of life, without stinting on mordant humour.
